Sant'Alessio all'Aventino is a heavily remodelled early 13th century monastic and titular church on the Aventine , having the dignity of a minor basilica. The postal address is Piazza Sant'Alessio Picture of the church at Wikimedia Commons are here. There is an English Wikipedia page here. The official title is Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio all'Aventino. The foundation of the church is not documented, and the legends attached to its origin are not reliable. However, scholarly consensus posits a date in the 4th century.

Text edited by Rosamie Moore. Write to romapip quipo. Notes: Page revised in January Chiesa di S. Anselmo The Plate No. The neighbourhood was so quiet that its streets, as this etching by Giuseppe Vasi shows, were used as bowling alleys see a page on details of plates by Vasi showing how the Romans of his time enjoyed life. The view is taken from the green dot in the map below.